I want to unlock the ability to view content on my mobile device. I can do that with a one-time purchase (payed with google opinion rewards) or with a subscription. I want to unlock the ability for my entire family though, across multiple devices. Do I have to pay the “one-time payment” for every device? If so, the plex subscription might be worth it. Is there any other major benefit to having a plex subscription?

  • loaffy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    As a music collector the lifetime subscription is worth it just for full access to Plexamp.

  • BitterSweet@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Jellyfin is a great alternative if you’re okay with webports.

    Plex is definitely worth plex pass though. Many features and it works well on any device.

    • thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Eh, plex has been super buggy on my FireTV Cube. For some reason it always jumps back like 6 episodes in a show or just picks a random season when we resume playing the next day.

      • essell@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I totally agree, Plex is good but hardly worth that price given the issues and bugs.

        I’d buy it if it were a lower price or worked better!

    • dasr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Regarding downloading from other people’s libraries, I believe they need to allow you to do so. I have a library that was shared with me, but I can’t download anything from them, although I can save it “offline” via the Plex app. The unfortunate thing is that the offline function doesn’t not work very well at all, it works about 20% of the time for me on iOS and Android.

  • RotaryKeyboard@lemmy.ninjaEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The Plex Pass unlocks hardware transcoding, which is a huge benefit alone. As others have said, it unlocks things like skip intro, credits detection, playing trailers before movies. It also unlocks the DVR feature, allowing you to attach an inexpensive antenna to your network and start recording over-the-air channels. It is very worth it.

  • closure1170@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I had the same desires and switched to Jellyfin. It definitely has its idiosyncracies but I don’t regret the switch.

  • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Absolutely not. Plex gets shittier with every update. Their Android app is abaolute dogshit and as been for years. The amount of useless scope creep on their software is insane, and I have a feeling that pretty soon the entire software will be paywalled.

  • Nach@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I bought it when it was a one time payment. It’s been worth it but I don’t think I would do it if it was a monthly fee.

    • abbadon420@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      They have monthly, annual and lifetime subscribtions. I’m gonna wait for the sale to buy a lifetime subscription.

  • twistedtxb@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I dig the hardware transcoding, the hdr-sdr tone mapping and the tablet App.

    If you use Plex free and never found the limitations to be a burden, you have your answer.

    All in all I personally find that a one time unlimited subscription is a great deal that is rarely seen nowadays

  • Overzeetop@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    If you pay the one time fee or the subscription fee, the system unlocks all the paid features for all of the users on your account. Under your account you can have multiple users, each with their own viewing history (and restrictions, iirc). So if your users log into Plex on their devices using your account username and password - abbadon420 and Hunter1 - and then select their user profile, they will all have access to the features.

    The one time fee unlocks forever (the lifetime of Plex, of course) and the subscription unlocks the features for the term of the subscription and then you revert back.

  • Wooly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I sub for the skip intros alone, turns out it affects everyone who watches on your server which is great.

    I don’t really utilise any other aspects of Plex Pass but £4 isn’t much to me and Plex is insanely useful to me.

  • ChrisFhey@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    I feel like it is, but, be on the lookout for a sale and get the lifetime option when there’s a sale.

    • abbadon420@lemm.eeOP
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      2 years ago

      Do you know if there’s any frequency to the sale? Like, once per year? Once per quarter? Every major holiday? Or you haven’t a clue?

      • ChrisFhey@kbin.social
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        2 years ago

        I’m not sure. I remember I was waiting for it to go on sale when I needed it, and it happened pretty quickly. But I don’t know if it happens at any set intervals.

      • Limewirelord@kbin.social
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        2 years ago

        It goes on sale a couple times a year. If you check Slickdeals, you can find the last few times it was on sale. It is always on sale during Black Friday though.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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        2 years ago

        I don’t really pay attention having bought the lifetime pass years ago, but I do see mentions of it being on sale at least a couple times per year. You may wait for black friday in November if you’re interested but don’t mind waiting.

  • Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I used to have a Plex Pass, but I dont think it’s worth it anymore. I have remote access via Tailscale, which I use for a number of other services as well.